The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-12
A NEW BUSINESS.
MONEY MADE BY SHOWING NOTAs
BILE MEN TO STRANGERS.

People Who Pay Half Dollars for .
Sight OF Wax Images VIII Pay More
for a Glimpse of the Originals.
Western energy and dash was never
better demonstrated than in the case Of
young man who came to New York about
a month ago to seek his fortune. His
capital would hardly have been sufficient
to pay two months board bill He an
swered innUmerable advertisements and
visited a number of business houses in
hope of securing employment, but all his
efforts In this direction were in vain. He
was about to despair, and finally was try
ing to concoct some way by which he
could secure transportation home, when
he CHANGED to visit place where the wax
images of some of the famous people OF
the country are on exhibition. There ne
was seized with an idea that has resulted
in his building up paying business, and
which promises before long to be lucra-
tive He noticed how interested the
people were as they viewed the images OF
Gen. Sherman, Col. IngersOl and others
more or less famous, when this thought
struck him:
''If these people are willing to pay fifty
cents to look at wax images they would
certainly pay that or larger amount to
see the originals. Why, almost every
day could show them fifty men whose
names are household word by taking
them to the corridors of the lending ho-
tels.''
He saw one party of gentlemen, evil
IDENTIFY from the country, very much In
terested in the image OF q man who can
be seen almost any hour Of the day in the
corridor of the Fifth Avenue hotel He
made bold to ask them if they would like
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tinguished men pointed out to them.
They were delighted with the idea, and
Immediately started off with him to visit
the hotel corridors. The young westerner
had travelled considerably, so that he knew
q number of prominent faces. He was
extremely fortunate this day In meeting a
number of distinguished men, and when
he got through with his party was hber-
ally rewarded This inspired him with
confidence in the practicability Of his
scheme and he resolved to make bust
ness Of it.
The next day he had caT1s printed stat
ing the nature of his business and went at
it in methodical manner. At first he
looked for his customers from among the
people who visit the place where the wax
images are exhibited and among the second
class hotels. His business now is fairly
we'll known among the hotel employees,
and it is not infrequent for customers to
come to him.
HOW CUSTOMERS ARE SERVED.
az am now making a good deal more
than could as clerk said the young
man, land, besides, / think there is q
good future for me in this business.
have not opened an Office yet, but expect
to before long. 1t is certainly very in
teresting vocation, but it has to be worked
in a systematic manner, like all other
businesses. You can only find men
around the hotels in the morning and
evening, so that during the middle of the
day 1 spend my time looking up custom.
The morning, though, is decidedly the best
time to find notableS. You can usually
find fifty to 100 persons of national repu-
tation in the hours walk through the
corridors A good time to see theatrical
people gathered about cafes Is in the after
noon.
There are a lot of prominent men who
know my business and are generally
around at certain hours so that may be
able to point them out. There is a dis
tinguiShed congressman at the Hoffman
house who poses regularly every morn
ing and evening for my customers. / find
thSt nearly all the public men like
to have people look at them. Not
long ago there was a prominent
United States senator stopping at
one OF the 0OCe1S, ana SOHl0 one DldQe MN
aware of the fact that I was exhibiting
him TO several customers. Shortly after
the senator entrapped me in converse
ton and began to pump me about what
my customers had said and thought about
him. Their remarks had been conlpn-
mentary, so l told the senator what had
been said. He was delighted and gave me
80 for my trouble. He also told me con-
hdentially that whenever had customers
in the hotel and he should not be around |
might send for him, and he would, as q
matter of accommodation to me, respond.
The theatrical people regard it IS an
excellent advertisement for themselves,
and many of them are very glad to have |
me introduce them to my customers The |
Iact that have the entree into nearly all /
the theatres shows best how they appre- |
clate my services. For business of only |
month l think have done well, but it is |
yet In its infancy. In the fall expect I |
VIII have two or three assistants. OF |
course as prosper expect opposition. - |
Washington Post.